Managers and staff 'best at workplace safety'
Commercial insurance
9th October 2009
The best people to be in charge of workplace health and safety issues are managers and their employees, it has been suggested.
According to an inspector, companies can access support through the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to make workplaces more secure and improve conditions.
The organisation's John Micklethwaite stated: "There is no doubt that the people best placed to make workplaces safer and more secure are the owners, management and staff who work within them."
He made his remarks in response to a targeted inspection campaign being conducted by the HSE in partnership with Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire.
It is aimed at boosting standards and compliance in the area, with inspectors working with enterprises to raise awareness of legislation, something which may be of interest to business liability insurance customers.
The two-week initiative will specifically focus on issues such as working at height, risk assessments, transport and asbestos.
This month, the HSE marked the 35th anniversary of the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act and announced that it has contributed to a 70 per cent drop in fatalities and a 70 per cent fall in non-fatal injuries over the period.
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